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Reduced memory B cells in patients with hyper IgE syndrome.
Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.) - 1 Dec 2008
Speckmann C, Enders A, Woellner C, Thiel D, Rensing-Ehl A, Schlesier M, Rohr J, Jakob T, Oswald E, Kopp M V, Sanal O, Litzman J, Plebani A, Pietrogrande M C, Franco J L, Espanol T, Grimbacher B, Ehl S
Abstract excerpt
Dominant-negative mutations in STAT-3 have recently been found in the majority of patients with sporadic or autosomal-dominant hyper IgE syndrome (HIES). Since STAT-3 plays a role in B cell development and differentiation, we analyzed memory B cells in 20 patients with HIES, 17 of which had STAT-3 mutations. All but four patients had reduced non-switched and/or class-switched memory B cells. No reduction in these...
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